diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index c9d4b1936..5d98dc453 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ apply_hotfix() {
     . /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
 
     elastic_fleet_integration_remove endpoints-initial elastic-defend-endpoints
-    /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-defend
+    rm -f /opt/so/state/eaintegrations.txt
     salt-call state.highstate
   else
    echo "No actions required. ($INSTALLEDVERSION/$HOTFIXVERSION)"